Attachment for cigar lighters, trouble lamps, etc.



Allg'. 6, 1929. C, H, CUN() 1,723,645

ATTAGHIIBNT Fon CIGAR LIGHTERS, TROUBLE LAMPS, ETC

Filed May 19, 1924 INVENTOR f ATTORNEY Patented 'Aug. 6, 1929.l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. CUNO, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CUNO ENGINEER-ING CORPORATION OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

ATTACHMENT FOR CIGAR LIGHTERS, TROUBLE LAMPS, ETC.

Application filed May 19,

My' invention relates particularly to means for mounting an electriccigar lighter or trouble lamp. Such devices usually'consist of a casingcontaining a spring operated drum for the current carrying cord such asshown for instance in the Cuno Patents 1,208,504, 1,342,015, 1,355,943

and 1,378,013. Ordinarily these devices areA secured to the back of thelinstrument board or cowl through which a hole is cut for the cigarlighter or lamp as the case may be..

Such installations require considerable time and skill as well assuitable drilling or cutting devices. I have therefore sought to '15provide a simple and inexpensive means b v which the apparatus may bequickly and easily mounted by anyone and requiring no tools excepta-wrench and screw driver.

To carry out this( invention I provide a casing with a tubularextensionon which is mounted a U shaped frame adapted to be readilyclamped to the lower edge of the instrument board or cowl. The parts areso constructed that this frame may be detached if desired and theapparatus mounted in the usual manner at the back of the instrumentboard with its tubular member extending through the board.

Fig. 1 is a side view showing a cigar lighter with the attachment of myinvention as applied to a metal cowl or instrument board.

Fig. 2 shows the device without the attachment as applied to awooden orsolid board.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the parts of a cablewinding device with the attachment.

The casing 5 may be of any suitable design and construction andcontaining the spring driven winding drum or -reel 6 for. f theconductor cords or cable7 leading to a current consuming or translatingdevice 8 such as acigar lighter or lamp.

The casing is provided with a tubular extension 9 which is secured inyplace at tlie front edge of the easing by spinning or Hanging the innerend of the tube as shown at 10 alround the rear edge of an opening inthe face plate 11 t of the easing. yThe outer end of this tube 9 servesas an abutmentfor a shoulder on the translating device to limit theinward movement thereof.

The U shaped clamping frame is preferably made of sheet metal blankedand bent 1924. Serial N0. 714,314.

into the desired form and consists of a front plate 12, a rear plate 13and a bottom spacing member 14. These plates 12 and 13 are provided withopenings 15 and 16 respectively so that the frame can be readily slippedon over the tubep) into the position shown in Fig. 1. The front and backplates 12 and 13 are spaced apart a distance corresponding with themaximum thickness of instrument boards commonly used on standard cars.The attachment frame is secured on the tube 9 in any suitable mannersuch for instance as by means of a nut 17 screwed on to the threaded endof the tube. Preferably washer 18 is interposed between the nut and thefront plate 12 of the clamp frame. Said screws 19 are seated in theupper outer edges of the rear clamp plate 13 and adapted to be adjustedagainst the rear face of the instrument Iboard or cowl. In Fig. 1 I haveshown a metal board 20 which usually has a rearwardly extending liange21. I therefore locate the set screws 19 sufficiently labove the opening16 so as to permit the screws to clear therear edge or iiange 21 of theboard when the parts are assembled. This flange 21 is thus locatedbetween the screws 19 and the tube 9. This makes it possible to looselyhookthe device to the lower edge of the ange on the in-- strument boardbefore permanently securing it in place. The device can' .thusbeadjusted laterally to the exact position desired after the wiring hasbeen completed. It will also be noted that the clamping frame is'somewhat wider than the thickness of the casing 5 so that the rear endsof the screws ,19 extend along the flat sides of the casing.

This holds the clamping frame on the tube 9 from rotation even .beforethe parts are clamped together by the nut 17. t

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated the c able winding device applied to asolid instrument board 22 and .without the U shaped .clamp ingattachment. This is made possible because the clamping adjustment isdetachable can be usedor not as desired. It will also be seen that theconstruction may be installed by anyone in the position in Fig. 1 withvery little trouble in a few moments. 'Later if the owner of the cardesires to have the device attached as shown in Fig. 2 when he hassufficient time or can procure the services of some one suflicientlyskilled to mount it, then in that event the U shaped clamping frame maybe discarded.

While I have shown the clamping frame in what seems to me to be itssimplest and preferred form it should be understood that I anticipatethat changes of details and in design may be made without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

I claim: l. A detachable clamping member for a cigar lighter comprisinga one-piece U shaped frame having openings in its opposite sides inalignment with each other and adapted to receive a tubular extension ofa reel casing and set screws in the upper edge of the rear of the framespaced apart from each other so as to extend alongside of the oppositesides of a reel casing when said member is applied to the front edgethereof.

2. A casing containing a reel, a tubular extension secured directly tosaid casing and having a screw'threaded outer end, a power consumingdevice tting in the outer end of said tubular extension, a conductorcordconneeting said device andY said reel and passing through saidtubular extension when said device is drawn out, a U-shaped clampremovably mounted on said tubular eXtension and adapted toengage thelower edge of an instrument board, a nut adjustable on the screwthreaded outer end of said extension for detachably holding said clampon said extension and a set screw passing through one arm of said clampfrom the rear and adapted 'to engage the rear of the instrument board.

3. A cigar lighter comprising a reel casing, a tubular outlet member forthe cord, the inner end of the outlet member being permanently securedto the casing and the outer end of the outlet member having a screwthreaded portion, means for clamping said casing and its outlet memberto the lower edge of an instrument board comprising a flanged memberdetachably mounted on the tubular outlet member to engage the front ofthe board and a clamping screw mounted in the rear of the flanged memberto coact with the rear of the instrument board and a nutV adjustable onthe `screw threadedv outer end of the tubular outlet member for holdingthe casing and its outlet member on the board with the clamping means orwithout it.

'CHARLES nonno.

